Gary Sinise Net Worth: What Is Actually Known About the Actor’s Money

Last updated: November 11, 2026

Gary Sinise net worth has no verified figure. Celebrity Net Worth has a page on him, but the page was blocked when we tried to open it, so we do not report its number. Other sites that appear in search results give round figures with no method, and we do not use them.

What is documented is smaller and more concrete. A 2007 Variety report cited by TV Guide put his CSI: NY pay at about $5 million a year. A foundation tax filing shows he took no salary from the Gary Sinise Foundation, which had $85.5 million in revenue in its latest filing year. This article separates what is documented, what is only reported and what is an estimate, and every figure names its source.

Gary Sinise Quick Facts

Gary Sinise Net Worth: Is There an Official Figure?

No. Sinise is a private individual, so no filing lists his assets. A net worth number for an actor is an outside estimate, and it can be wrong in either direction.

Celebrity Net Worth appeared first in our search for his net worth, but the page was not available to us. We did read one of its property articles, which does not include a net worth figure. A number of other pages claim figures in the tens of millions of dollars. In the ones we looked at, the titles repeat round numbers and none shows how the number was built. We therefore state the figure as unknown, not as a range.

Which Gary Sinise Is This?

This article is about Gary Sinise, the actor best known as Lt. Dan Taylor in Forrest Gump and as Detective Mac Taylor in CSI: NY, and founder of the Gary Sinise Foundation. It is not about other people with the same name.

Why His Net Worth Is Hard to Estimate

Two things make Sinise harder to value than most actors. His income sources are mixed, and a large part of his public life runs through a charity.

• The foundation’s money is not his money. The foundation had $85.5 million in revenue in its latest filing, but a tax filing shows it is a nonprofit, and the filing lists his pay as $0. Foundation revenue should never be added to his net worth.
• Acting income is mostly old. He told People in 2025 that he had not been back to work since 2019.
• Music and appearance fees are unknown. The Lt. Dan Band plays benefit concerts, and we found no source that says whether he or the band is paid.
• Book and documentary income is unknown. Both are new this week, and no figures for them have been reported.
• Taxes, fees and spending are not public.

Gary Sinise’s Money Figures on Record

Only the first two rows relate to Sinise’s own money, and neither is a net worth.

Acting Income

TV Guide reported on October 9, 2007, citing Variety, that CBS Paramount had extended Sinise’s CSI: NY deal to 2011 and that his pay rose to approximately $5 million a year, with a per-episode fee in the low $200,000s. That is the only salary figure we found with a named source. It was reported nearly two decades ago, and it is a contract report, not a payment record.

We did not find a sourced figure for his pay for Forrest Gump or for other film or television roles, so we do not give one. Sinise was Oscar-nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Forrest Gump, according to Forbes, but an award nomination does not tell us what he was paid.

Is He Still Working?

EntertainmentNow, citing a 2025 People interview, reports that Sinise said, “I haven’t been back to work since 2019.” He said a suitable role might come along, but that “it’s harder to leave home now” and that he cannot go away for two or three months on location as he used to. The article connects this to his family’s health, including his wife Moira’s chemotherapy and the cancer of his son Mac, who died on January 5, 2024, at age 33, according to Forbes.

For net worth purposes this matters. A person who has not acted for several years is not adding new acting income, so older estimates may not have been updated.

The Gary Sinise Foundation: Facts and Figures

The foundation was formed in 2011 and is headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee, according to Wikipedia, which also says it announced a move from Los Angeles on April 26, 2022. It runs programs including specially adapted smart homes for severely wounded veterans. Wikipedia says 94 had been built as of April 2024 and the 100th was completed in November 2025.

The financial picture, from named sources:

• Latest filing in ProPublica (year ended March 2025): $85,518,656 in revenue, $82,713,579 in expenses, $83,398,707 in net assets and $2,805,077 in net income.
• 2024, per Wikipedia: $86,027,376 in revenues, gains and other support, and $76,162,960 in functional expenses.
• Year ended March 2026, per the foundation’s website: $100 million in revenue and donations, with 90 percent of every dollar applied to its mission. This is the foundation’s own claim, and we did not see the filing.

The two filing figures cover different periods, which is why they do not match. The foundation also changed its fiscal year-end, since ProPublica lists December year-ends through 2022 and March year-ends after that.

On compensation, the March 2025 filing lists Sinise as chairman and founder with $0 in compensation, related pay and other pay. It lists Executive Director Donna Mercier at $454,103 plus $36,752 in other pay. Those are salaries of foundation staff, not Sinise’s income.

How Much Has the Foundation Raised?

Three figures circulate, and they come from different sources and periods:

• Wikipedia says the foundation reportedly raised over $300 million from 2011 to 2021.
• Forbes reports that in May 2024, Sinise estimated the foundation had provided $400 million for veterans and first responder causes since 2011.
• The Daily Herald, in a July 2026 article about a concert, says the foundation has raised more than $600 million over 15 years.

We do not combine these into one number. They are cumulative totals for a charity, and none of them says anything about what Sinise personally owns.

The Lt. Dan Band

Forbes says the Lt. Dan Band was formed in 2003 to raise money for veterans’ causes and is part of the foundation. Wikipedia says Sinise started it in 2004 and that it has played more than 500 shows, including for troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. The sources disagree on the year, and we do not choose one.

The Daily Herald reports that the band played the “Rockin’ for Our Vets America 250” concert at Cantigny Park in Wheaton, Illinois, on July 11, 2026, benefiting the West Suburban Foundation for Disabled Veterans. Tickets were $52.16, and the article does not say how much the concert raised or whether band members are paid.

Real Estate

Celebrity Net Worth reported on April 18, 2024, that Sinise listed a 28-acre equestrian property in Santa Rosa Valley, California, for $7.2 million. It says he paid $5.25 million for it about a decade earlier and describes a main house of nearly 11,000 square feet, built in 1999. The article does not report a completed sale, and we found no later report of one. We do not know whether he still owns it, so we do not count it as an asset.

Book and Documentary

Two projects are out this week. Forbes reports that the documentary The Ballad of Lieutenant Dan, directed by Steve Mitchell Beebe, debuts on video on demand on November 10, 2026, through Freestyle Digital Media, with a $9.99 purchase price. EntertainmentNow says his memoir Graceful Warrior is also released on November 10. We found no reported advance, royalty or fee for either project, and we do not estimate one.

What a Missing Number Does and Does Not Mean

Readers sometimes assume that a famous actor with a decades-long career must be worth a specific, known amount. In practice there are three separate questions.

• What did he earn? The only sourced figure is a 2007 report of about $5 million a year from CSI: NY.
• What did he keep? That depends on taxes, fees, spending and investments, none of which is public.
• What does he control? The foundation controls its own money, and the filing shows he is not paid by it.

That is why we say “unknown” instead of repeating a figure that cannot be traced to a method.

Timeline

• 1994: plays Lt. Dan in Forrest Gump; Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor (Forbes).
• 2003 or 2004: the Lt. Dan Band is formed; sources differ on the year.
• October 2007: TV Guide reports his CSI: NY deal extended to 2011 at about $5 million a year.
• 2011: the Gary Sinise Foundation is formed.
• 2019: his last acting work, by his own account.
• January 5, 2024: his son Mac dies at age 33.
• April 2024: his California ranch is listed for $7.2 million.
• November 2025: the foundation completes its 100th smart home.
• July 11, 2026: the Lt. Dan Band plays the Cantigny Park benefit concert.
• November 10, 2026: the memoir Graceful Warrior and the documentary are released.

Why Websites Give Different Numbers

Net worth pages for actors tend to go wrong in the same ways:

• Charity money counted as personal wealth: a foundation’s revenue is mixed into the actor’s total.
• Old salary, new label: a 2007 pay figure is treated as current income.
• Round numbers with no method: the same “$40 million” or “$50 million” headline is copied from site to site.
• Asking prices treated as sales: a listed property is counted at its list price.
• Stale pages: an estimate from several years ago appears under a 2026 headline.

What We Still Do Not Know

• His actual net worth.
• His earnings from Forrest Gump and his other films.
• Whether he or the Lt. Dan Band is paid for concerts.
• Whether he still owns the Santa Rosa Valley ranch.
• His book and documentary income.
• His taxes, fees, investments and spending.

Anyone who answers these with certainty is guessing.

Key Takeaways

• No verified net worth exists for Gary Sinise, and we do not repeat unsourced estimates.
• TV Guide, citing Variety, reported about $5 million a year for CSI: NY in 2007.
• The foundation’s filing shows $85.5 million in revenue for the year ended March 2025 and $0 compensation for Sinise.
• Foundation money is charity money and should not be added to his net worth.
• He told People in 2025 that he had not worked since 2019.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Gary Sinise’s net worth?

No verified figure exists. We could not confirm any estimate with a disclosed method.

How much did Gary Sinise make on CSI: NY?

TV Guide, citing Variety, reported in 2007 that his pay was about $5 million a year, with a per-episode fee in the low $200,000s.

Does Gary Sinise get paid by his foundation?

The foundation’s Form 990 for the year ended March 2025 lists his compensation as $0, according to ProPublica.

How much money does the Gary Sinise Foundation have?

ProPublica lists net assets of $83,398,707 and revenue of $85,518,656 for the year ended March 2025. The foundation says it had $100 million in revenue and donations in the year ended March 2026.

Is Gary Sinise still acting?

He told People in 2025 that he had not worked since 2019, according to EntertainmentNow.

What is the Lt. Dan Band?

A band Sinise leads that plays benefit concerts for veterans and is part of the foundation. Sources differ on whether it began in 2003 or 2004.

What is Graceful Warrior?

Sinise’s memoir about his son Mac and their family, released on November 10, 2026.

Why do net worth sites disagree on Gary Sinise?

Many reuse old figures, mix in charity money and show no method. Taxes, fees and spending are not public.

Also read: Bob Mills Net Worth

Bottom Line

The best-sourced answer to “What is Gary Sinise’s net worth?” is that no verified figure exists. The documented money is narrower than the headlines suggest: a 2007 report of about $5 million a year from CSI: NY, a California ranch that was listed in 2024, and a foundation that is a charity with its own finances.

The honest takeaway: his fame and his public work for veterans are well documented, but his personal wealth is not, and the foundation’s money is not his.

Sources

• ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer: Gary Sinise Foundation
• Gary Sinise Foundation: Our Financials
• Wikipedia: Gary Sinise Foundation
• Forbes: Documentary about Gary Sinise helping veterans lands distribution (November 7, 2026)
• Daily Herald: Gary Sinise’s Lt. Dan Band returns to Cantigny (July 5, 2026)
• TV Guide: CSI: NY’s Gary (October 9, 2007)
• Celebrity Net Worth: Gary Sinise asks $7.2 million for 28-acre SoCal spread (April 18, 2024)
• EntertainmentNow: Gary Sinise on why he walked away from Hollywood (November 6, 2026)

About the Author

Bilal Akram writes about business and public figures. Every figure in this article is tied to a named source, and estimates are labeled as estimates.